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H1918 הֲדַס (hădaç) had-as'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

of uncertain derivation; the myrtle

KJV Usage: myrtle (tree)

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

הֲדַס (ha.das) — myrtle. myrtle (tree)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · הֲדַסָּה

Trees | ≈ אֶרֶז · בְּרֹושׁ · זַיִת · עֵץ שֶׁמֶן · שִׁטָּה · תְּאַשּׁוּר · תִּדְהָר · תָּמָר | ≠ נַעֲצוּץ · סִרְפַּד

myrtle = an evergreen tree or bush, up to 1.5 m. high; dark glossy leaves are dense on the branches, and the flowers are white or pink; the whole plant gives off an agreeable odor; ► used by the Jews in the Feast of Tabernacles; regarded as a desirable tree, as opposed to thorns and thistles

NEH 8:15 · ISA 41:19 · ISA 55:13 · ZEC 1:8 · ZEC 1:10 · ZEC 1:11

Enio R. Mueller

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

הֲדַס n.m. myrtle (-tree), only late base

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